Jane (o/w Jennie) Donson

Jane (o/w Jennie) Donson 

Born: 16 June 1890, Gainsborough 

Father: James Almas Donson (b. 1855)

Mother: Jane Donson (b. 1855)

Stepmother: Alice Alberta Donson (b. 1854)

Brothers: James Donson (b. 1880), Arthur Donson (b. 1883)

Sisters: Eleanor Mary Donson (b. 1881) [LDTC 1902]

Half-Sisters: Elizabeth Alice Donson (b. 1893),

Half-Brothers: George Bernard Donson (b. 1895), Edgar Almus Donson (b. 1897)

In 1891 – 

She is at Bridge Road, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as Widower and ‘Joiner and Builder’. Jane and her siblings (James, Eleanor and Arthur) are unlisted. Her aunt, Eliza Wilkinson (b. 1868) is listed as ‘Housekeeper’. Her grandmother, Harriett Wilkinson (b. 1828) is unlisted.

In 1901 – 

She is at 1 Bridge Road, Gainsborough. Her father is listed as ‘Joiner and Carpenter’. Jane, her stepmother and half-siblings (Elizabeth, George and Edgar) are unlisted. Eleanor is listed as ‘Student Lincoln Schoolmistress Training College’. Her brother, Arthur, is listed as ‘Apprentice to Iron Turning’. Her cousins, Arthur R Donson (b. 1888) is unlisted. There are two servants: Alice Forrest (b. 1881) and Edith Forrest (b. 1886).

In 10/08 – 

PT at Holy Trinity Girls', Gainsborough.

Qualification: Dist. in Math and Science.

In 10/10 – 

Appointed to Rawmarsh National Girls', Rotherham. £75.

Address is 116 Rawmarsh Hill, Park Gate, Rotherham. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 13 Wheatcroft Road, Sandhill, Rawmarsh as a boarder. George Allott (b. 1850) is listed as ‘Retired Miner’. His wife, Alice Allott (b. 1861), is unlisted. Albert Seaton (b. 1887) and Edwin Marriott (b. 1885) is listed as ‘Electric Car Driver’. Ethel Banks (b. 1890) and Jane are listed as boarders and ‘Elementary School Teachers’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 35 Bridge Road, Gainsborough. Her father and brother, George, are listed as ‘Carpenter and Joiner’. Her mother and sisters-in-law, Katherine Frances Donson (b. 1896) and her niece, Margaret Bessie Donson (b. 1920), are unlisted. Jane is listed as ‘School Mistress Elementary’. Her brother, Edgar, is listed as ‘Solicitor Clerk’. There is a servant, Kate Fowler (b. 1906).

In 1939 – 

She is at 19 Lime Tree Avenue, Gainsborough. Jane is listed as ‘Headmistress Elementary Ladies School’. There is a servant, Ethel Good (b. 1897)

d.         20 March 1954, Gainsborough

DONSON, Jane of 19 Lime Tree Avenue, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire spinster died 20 March 1954. Probate Lincoln 2 June to George Bernard Donson, joiner and Edgar Almus Donson, council clerk. Effects £4654, 6s, 1d.